I wonder how many of us "original Objectivists [pre 1968]" made personal vows, or, oaths concerning her. I know that I did. One had to do with a vow, "by my life and my love for it" that I made when I was sixteen (16). Another had to do with the first "public showing, on the island of Manhattan," of Atlas Shrugged if it would be made into a movie. A... Wow, she really did impact a lot of people...I still have a hard time understanding it. I remember things she said to me as a young child everyday, but it didn't impact my life...or maybe I just thought it didn't. I wish I could have a do over and not have been so naive Parable of the lost sheep works here, Luke 15:3: "15 Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< It's all about ewe!! A.... I get it and I appreciate it...and learning new things everyday, with the help of memories. I wonder if all people that come to the last chapter of their lives (no pun intended) review the first of of their life's history to understand the person they have become. Or is it just me....